Interest earnings on a 3-year CD account can be substantial, depending on the initial deposit amount. Senko Nelly/Getty Images In some economic climates, maintaining access to your funds is the top priority, even if it means losing out on some profitable opportunities with select savings accounts or savvy investments. In other times, however, locking your … Read more
President Donald Trump embraced an unlikely foe Wednesday: inflation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Asked by reporters whether he was concerned about new economic data that showed inflation last month surged to the highest rate since early 2023, Trump praised the government figures. “The numbers … Read more
WASHINGTON — Consumer prices probably jumped in May for the third straight month, heightening concerns for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve and underscoring the threat that rising costs pose for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Inflation is expected to reach 4.2% in May from a year earlier when the Labor Department … Read more
The Consumer Price Index is widely expected to show inflation has risen to a nearly three-year high when April’s data is released Tuesday morning. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Iran war’s wide-ranging economic fallout has caused prices to spike, and economists and analysts project … Read more
Unlike many first-year college students, Katie McPartlin has her life mapped out. After she finishes her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, she plans to work as a corrections officer. Then, she’ll put her minor in psychology to use by training in forensic interviewing, a method of … Read more
Plaque honoring police who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 displayed after 3-year delay – CBS News Watch CBS News A plaque honoring police officers who responded to the Capitol on Jan. 6 went up over the weekend, three years after a federal law mandated it be displayed. Scott MacFarlane reports on the years of pushback … Read more
Visitors to the U.S. Capitol will now have a visible marker of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021 and a reminder of the officers who fought and were injured that day. Steps from the Capitol’s West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, … Read more